Notification of Major Interest in Shares BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc Date: 17 August 2017 To: London Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange Cc: JSE Limited New York Stock Exchange For Release: Immediately Contact: Rachel Agnew +61 (3) 9609 3730 BHP Billiton Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares The attached notification was received on 16 August 2017 by BHP Billiton Plc from Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P. relating to major holdings of shares of BHP Billiton Plc The notification relates to a major holding in BHP Billiton Plc only, and not in the combined BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited group. Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria Registered in England and Wales 3000 Australia Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 London, SW1E 5LB United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 1a. Identity of the issuer or the BHP Billiton PLC underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) Non-UK issuer 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify) 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P. (for itself and related Name general partners and investment managers) City and country of registered office (if applicable) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) Name Elliott International, L.P. City and country of registered office Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (if applicable) 5. Date on which the threshold 14 August 2017 was crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified 15 August 2017 (DD/MM/YYYY): 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation % of voting % of voting Total of both Total rights rights through in % number of attached to financial (8.A + 8.B) voting rights shares instruments of issuer (total of 8. A) (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Resulting situation on the date on 5.04% - 5.04% 106,448,721 which threshold was crossed or reached Position of previous notification (if applicable) 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Number of voting rights % of voting rights of shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN code (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (if possible) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) GB0000566504 106,448,721 - 5.04% - SUBTOTAL 8. A 106,448,721 5.04% B1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting instrument Conversion cash voting rights Period settlement rights SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in X the (underlying) issuer Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) Namexv % of voting rights if % of voting rights Total of both if it it equals or is through financial equals or is higher higher than the instruments if it than the notifiable notifiable threshold equals or is higher threshold than the notifiable threshold 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: Name of the proxy holder The number and % of voting rights held The date until which the voting rights will be held 11. 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